h-member-login

MANGAWHAI'S NO.1 NEWSPAPER  header call 
Melody sales@mangawhaifocus.co.nz 021454814
Nadia n.lewis@xtra.co.nz 021677978
Reporting: Julia news@mangawhaifocus.co.nz 0274641673
 Accounts: Richard info@mangawhaifocus.co.nz 021678358

 

Archives

Crossing to school now safer

 

BY JULIA WADE

12 MF-Schoolsigns2-804After a year in the making, children of Mangawhai Beach School (MBS) can now cross the street safely during the ‘rush-hour’ commute to get to their school grounds.


MBS now has a finished fenced crossing with enlarged lollipop signs to slow down and stop traffic, allowing schoolchildren and parents to cross Insley Street during the busy morning and afternoon drop-off and pick-up times. 

MBS principal Aaron Kemp has been working with local Kaipara district councillor Jonathan Larsen to make the school crossing safer, improvements Larsen says he has been pushing to get installed for the past year. 

"I had serious concerns about the safety of students getting to and from school every day on that busy road without a proper crossing," he says. "It's really great to see it completed and working well for the school and the protection of our local kids.”

On June 13 a group of student road-crossing volunteers met with police constable Bernard Watt who instructed the children on how to use the new lollipops correctly. PHOTO/JULIA WADE

 
ABOUT US
  CHECK IT OUT
The Mangawhai Focus is the only 'Mangawhai' community Newspaper and is the paper of choice within the local area.

For more information on distribution and circulation please 
click here
 

Directory

Archives

Contact Us


 

 

 

FOLLOW US

facebook   twitter   174855-378

CONTACT US


Sales: 021 454814
  sales@mangawhaifocus.co.nz
Editorial: 027 4641673
  news@mangawhaifocus.co.nz
Office: 021 678357
  info@mangawhaifocus.co.nz